Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
10.50 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater & Salvin, 1876

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, high altitude shrubland. From 1,000 - 3,700 m, occasionally to 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) [XC521494]
by id from Parque Provincial Aconcagua - Oriente de la Entrada, Argentina (song)

Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) [XC388816]
by Rolf A. de By from Cabanaconde, Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Genus was long known as Spizitornis. Plumage and molecular evidence suggest that present species is closely related to Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes alpinus).

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

huancabambae (Chapman, 1924) - Northern Peru (Piura, Cajamarca, eastern La Libertad, Hu�nuco).
arequipae (Chapman, 1926) - South-western Peru (southern from Lima) south to north-western Chile (Arica, Tarapac�).
cuzcoensis (Chapman, 1924) - South-eastern Peru (Cuzco).
flavirostris Sclater & Salvin, 1876 - Breeds in high Andes of Bolivia and in western Argentina (south to Mendoza and northern Chubut); east to Buenos Aires and Entre R��os in non-breeding season.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) - 10 files

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